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Labor Union Adopts Resolution

Supporting Relocation Program

VOL. IIL NO. 53

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MANZANAR, CALIFORNIA
Gigantic Two-Da- y Carnival
Slated for Fourth, Fifth
Responding to the cries for amusements, residents of
' Manzanar will be treated to a gigantic carnival which will be
held in firebreak 16 and 17 tomorrow and Monday. This
affair will open at 2 p jn. tomorrow afternoon and
is scneauiea xor opening at o pjn. tne following day with a
carnival dance climaxing the
PROPERTY OWNERS Located on at
y event
two-da- messhall 16.
the carnival site
CONTEST ACTIONS will be booths and concessions in-
cluding: penny arcade, wheel
KASLO, Canada, June 2 In a games, fortune telling, movies,
bingo, dart games,
hurriedly called meeting, the e,
hole-in-on-
Japanese Amalgamated Property food booths, chicken raffle, snow
balls, cold drinks and exhibits.
Owners' Association of Canada
recently rendered final decision Various forms of entertainment
to proceed court actions to con- will be offered on the new com-
test the legality of their property munity stage every hour on both
liquidation by the Government. dates. Participating in the enter-
In the past half a century of tainment will he the community
somewhat troubled life in the band, the Mandolin club, Swing
northern country, the Japanese-Canadia-
ns
band and concert orchestra; fash-
ion demonstration by Mrs. Yoshi-zaw- a
encountered numerous and her students, selections
SATURDAY.
Senior Graduation
Planned Tonight
One hundred and fifteen sum-
mer graduates and eighty-thre- e
winter graduates of Manzanar
High School, wearing royal blue
caps and gowns will gather for
the last time as a group and re-
long-anticipa-
ceive their diplomas at the sec-
ond Commencement exercises to-
night on the new stage between
firebreaks 7. 16-1-
Senior class president, Yoshi-kat-
Nakayama will give the
welcome speech following Invo-
cation by Rev. Amos Kashitani.
Valedictorians will be Roy Toda
speaking on "Commencement
July 3, 1943," and Chizuko
"Our Next Step Reloca-
tion" while Yoshiaki Nakayama's
topic will be "The Problem of
Minority Groups."
Highlighting the evening's ex-
ercises will be Project Director
Ralph P. Merritt's address.
The high school choir will give
a repeat performance of "Ballads
for Americans," and vocal solos
JULY 3. 1943
Resolution below was adopted by the Washington Indus-
trial Union Council of the C J.O. on last June 7. Not only was
the resolution passed by unanimous vote of all delegates pres-
ent shoe workers, office workers, transport workers, federal
workers, cafeteria workers but it received their enthusiastic
acclaim. This powerful body, rep- - J
resenting all CLO. members in
tne nation's capitoi, is tne first ELMER SHIRRELL
large group in the city to come
out in positive support of the re- QUELLS RUMORS
location program and to welcome ABOUT CHICAGO
American people of Japanese de-
scent into its ranks as fully par-
ticipating members ot a demo- center
cratic organization.
Rumors circulating around this
to the effect that no furth-
er indefinite leaves are being
"WHEREAS, 110,000 persons of issued to Chicago due to a des-
Japanese ancestry were involun- perate housing situation "is mis-
tarily removed from the Pacific leading." according to Chicago
Coast military areas last year, Relocation Supervisor Elmer L.
regardless of citizenship-an- d loy- Shirrell, who expressed concern
alty to the government of the over this matter and hoped
United States, and are now con- steps will be taken to dispelthat it
fined in relocation centers under
su
Shirrell believes that the rumor
the supervision of the War Relo- originated
cation Authority, and when he sent a tele
type to Manzanar requesting
"WHEREAS, the War Reloca- only certain persons be sentthat to
tion Authority is carrying out a Unicago from June 20 to 30 due
program of helping the people so to the Furniture
Convention in
Sa-ku-
confined to find gainful employ- that city.
ment outside the centers, and
"WHEREAS, this program
helps to utilize more fully the CHURCH COUNCIL
nation's manpower during this
period of national war emergency PLEADS FOR NISEIS
and sustains the democratic rights
of residents of. this land, and "Every effort to resettle the
"WHEREAS, a smear campaign Japanese-America- ns
should be
recently undertaken by the Dies made now and "further invas-
Committee on Ac- ion of the rights of citizens and
an

instances of test cases in the high-
est court, in the legislative build-
ing, in the local council halls. Al-
though they did not meet with
successes, those, .cases are looked
upon to serve as milestones that
will mark their long and rocky
road to citizenship as surely as
this present action will be noted
on the record as a fight for demo-
cratic principles involving Can-
adians of every birth.
f lit view(9f ulU5i"fe"succeK, the
by the high school orchestra and
chorus, novelties hy the Hill Billy
Band, dances and skits under the
direction of Mr. Y. Tanaka.
Committees are headed by Paul
Uyemura as general chairman
and all last minute questions or
requests should be referred to
him' or to the respective commit-
tee heads.
will be rendered by Mary Kage-yam- a tivities and the Hearst press unquestionably loyal resident
singing "Shubert's Sere- against the War Relocation Au- Japanese jeopardizes the national
nade" and Karie Shindo, "Ave thority and every American resi- unity and dangerously raises the
Maria." dent of Japanese descent has the racial issue as a barrier to a just
Superintendent of Education, effect of arousing fear and hatred and durable peace," is theopin-io- n
Dr. Genevieve Carter will present of the American people against expressed by the Northern
diplomas to the class who in turn persons of Japanese descent, re- California Council of Churches in
will be presented to the audience gardless of loyalty to this coun a letter to President Roosevelt on
by Principal Leon C. High. try and to the democratic way of June 7.
Following the commencement life, and of diverting attention The Council told the President
the graduates will be honored at from a Second Front in Europe of the recent statement attribut-
a reception spoasored by the PTA this year, and ed to Senator Buck of Delaware.
at-A-
Ha viJCr. . WHEREAS, a wmihpr.nf .gfir J.
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Property Owners' Association
warned the people of the Jong,
hard and expensive fight ahead.
The whole-hearte- d support of
JHgh Schoof Efocts sons of Japanese ancestry 're talked in California vigorously
leased rrom .Relocation centers opjSsed the return of Japanese"
Nishiniura President OIERLIN PRAISES have found employment in the dftes not represent "the feeling
(Connnuad on Pag Two)
Manzanar Senior and Junior
NISEI STUDENTS I it a genuine cross-secti- of Cali- -
on

every evacuee was also empha-
sized by the committee.
NEW CHANGES IN
PAYROLL MADE
Changes in the payroll and
timekeeping procedures put into
euect as a result or teletypes
from Washington received at pro-
ject directors office within the
last few months have been in-
corporated in an Administrative
Instruction released by WkA on
June 10.
The instruction states that any
worker absent for more than
three days must secure a doctor's
certificate and limits sick leave
to fifteen days for any one ill-
ness.-
Outside workers, except those
paid on a. part-tim- e basis, who
report .for duty and in the judg-
ment of the division head are
unable to work because of wea-
ther conditions, will be given au-
thorized absence for the day and
will be paid for such time, but
workers excused for reasons oth-
er than illness or bad weather
will be given "leave without pay" an opportunity to participate ac-
and will not be paid for such
time.
The instruction also provides
that evacuees inducted into the
Army may receive money pay-
ments for overtime worked be-
fore their departure from the
center: in all other instances
overtime must be taken in com-
pensatory leave.
To insure that correct daily
time records are being kept, the
instruction authorizes the Finance recoenized by the authorities and
Section to make periodic audit
School
GOOD NEWS?
.Hate to remind you but don't School at Savage, Minnesota,
forget young 'uns, good ole school which trains Japanese Language
again come September 14th.
High Schools held elections for
student body offices for the fall
semester, last week.
Officers for the Senior High
School ,are: president, George
Nishimura; boys
Seizo Tanlbata; girls'
Yoshikb Kusunoki; secre-
tary, Haruko Uyeda; treasurer,
Grace Nishi; girls' athletic man-
ager, Chiyeko Hiraoka; boys' ath-
letic manager, Takashi Osumi;
and yell leader, Tom Hashimoto.
Officers for the Junior High
are: president, Mamoru Ogi;
girls' Mary Hira-m- i;
boys' Yukio
Takikawa; secretary, Reiko
a;
and treasurer, Herbert
Amamoto.
"In many instances, the voting
was very close in the election,"
stated Mary Jean Kramer, head
of the Election Committee.
MORE LINGUISTS NEEDED SOON
Army has announced a plan in
line with the total war effort
whereby the nisei will be given
tively in the National Defense
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effort by utilizing most effective-
ly the special abilities possessed
by them. This plan embraces the
expansion of the School at Sav-
age by recruiting patriotic nisei
from the various centers for
training and was instituted by
the authorities with the object of
aiding the nisei to find their place
in American society.
The loyalty of hte nisei was
in rapid succession many plans
endorsing tnis recognition oi
their loyalty and invaluableness
in the war effort were activated,
such as the formation of the Ni
sei Combat team and, presently,
their employment in war indus-
tries. Thus at this time, the
personnel will expand in order
OBERLIN, Ohio Expressing Miornians." as a matter oi ract.
the letter said,
n
anti-Japane- se
its friendship for Japanese-America- n
students at Oberlin Col
Events Planned In statements "supposedly made by
persons in responsible positions"
lege, the Oberlin News-Tribu-
said in a leading editorial: "As
ne
Buddhist Meeting and frequently reported in the
the school year nears its close it At the block representative and nia." "leading newspapers of Califor-
are "open to serious ques-
is appropriate that we in Oberlin cabinet meeting of the Young tion."
should be conscious or the fact Buddhist Association, Wednes- .
that not once since their arrival day, following results took place:
on the college campus last fall Toshiye Higashida replaced Kiyo
have we had cause to regret the Nishimori as women's REMINDER ISSUED
friendly welcome we extended at Joanne Fukuda replaced ON PARK RULES
that time to the group of nisei Toshiye Higashida as recording
students who e have-becom- our secretary and Yoshiya Okumura
fellow Oberlinites. Though of replaced Bob Minami as auditor. ses"All residents must secure pas-
to the picnic areas from-thei- r
Japanese ancestry, they have in respective block managers," re-
every way behaved according to The regular "Shotsu-ki- " serv-
the best traditions of the land of ice scheduled for the first Sun- iterated Block Assembly Chair
man Kiyoharu Anzai yesterday.
Ku-bot-
their birth and rearms and cit-- i day of every month has been "Passes for special group pic-
zenship the United States. We postponed to July 11 at 7:30 pjn. nics
hope that the 'nisei themselves are to be secured at the Town
have found the people of Oberlin Meeting of the Buddhist coun- HalL These special groups would
to be as genuinely American in cil ("Sewanin-kai"- ) set for Thurs- include such outings as those in
participants come from
their attitudes as the nisei have day, has been postponed to July which several different blocks," he de-
proved to be." a.
clared. '
Anzai concluded that "Passes
to these areas outside of the des-
ignated picnic zones may be se-
cured at Town HalL"
to enroll all nisei who have any vate being recommended for a NAIL WARNS OF
knowledge of Japanese and give commission as officer in the U. S.
them the opportunity to serve Army. The nisei soldiers on the BOUNDARY LINES
their country. front have not only made an en-
CONTRIBUTION viable record of achievements Commandant of Military Po-
With the spread of war to the and built a solid foundation for lice, Capt. Donald Nail, instructs
Pacific, the nisei graduates of the future, but also at the same residents not to go under the
the school are fulfilling an indis- time they are laying the ground fence to go after baseballs, golf
pensable position as specialist work for generations to come. balls, or for any other purpose.
personnel in the Army In every NOW IS THE TIME When a resident finds It neces-
sector of the Pacific war front. sary to go outside the area, they
The time is now here when all must use the gates and secure
With the prolongation of the war, men who claim birth in America,
the demand for nisei technicians regardless of race, color, or creed, permission from the 1LP. on duty.
Captain Nail has received orders
on every front has greatly in- must arise to defend her either in
creased due to the conspicuous the battle front or the produc- to enforce this rule.
contribution they have made tion front The nisei are charged
wherever they have gone, and as with the mission of playing their YWCA ANNOUNCE
an inevitable result, this demand part at this time of national peril
has called for a rapid expansion by effectively and whole-hearted- ly
LIBRARY OPENING
of the school. utilizing their peculiar and Starting July 1, 1943 all YWCA
Due to the nature of their work, special talent in the Japanese books and magazines have been
the efforts of the Nisei techni- tongue. loaned out on a library basis.
cians on the front have not been All over-du- e books will be
publicized. Nevertheless their CAREFUL CONSIDERATION charged 1 cent for every over-du- e
splendid efforts to pave the way In achieving this end the nisei day. Magazines and fiction books
for the American citizens of Jap- are serving their nation most ef- are due in 7 days; reference
anese ancestry have been such as fectively as specialist personnel books are due the day after bor-
to warrant, reports of a nisei pri on graduation from the school. rowing.